In her debut novel, We Measure the Earth with Our Bodies, Tsering Yangzom Lama was interested in examining the toll of history on ordinary individuals. “I especially wanted to write about Tibetan women,” she told Q&Q. https://stjo.es/38ERsvJ

.@tseringylama will discuss WE MEASURE THE EARTH WITH OUR BODIES in-person with Thondup Tsering and hosted by @odysseybks on 5/26 at 7 PM ET!

Register here:
https://www.odysseybks.com/event/tsering-yangzom-lama-person

"Friday, a red storm raged
a moment past eleven o’clock in the night
right in front of my teahouse
a bright and buoyant friend of mine got
spirited away by the red storm..."

Tashi "Theurang" Rabten's works translated by @palden_gyal:
https://www.himalmag.com/locale-of-fear-and-ferocity-theurang-tibet-2022/